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Flow cytometry is a technique for counting and examining microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid. It allows simultaneous multiparametric analysis of the physical and/or chemical characteristics of single cells flowing through an optical and/or electronic detection apparatus.

Researchers identify new type of T cell that could play role in cancer, other diseases

Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology have identified a new type of T cell called a phospholipid-reactive T cell that is able to recognize phospholipids, the molecules that help form cells' outer membranes.

6 Dec 2018

From Our Bench to Yours: Antibody Advice from Proteintech

An interview with Dr. Karolina Szczesna, discussing the tell-tale signs of a good antibody and how Proteintech are working to improve experimental results for scientists.

From Proteintech Group, Inc 5 Dec 2018

UC San Francisco scientists identify 'Achilles heel' of drug-resistant cancers

UC San Francisco scientists have figured out why some lung cancers become drug-resistant after initially responding to targeted therapies.

27 Nov 2018

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

The NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH's Department of Oncology conducts research on brain diseases, with a special emphasis on glioma biology, drug resistance and systems approaches.

26 Nov 2018

Cytek Biosciences introduces new Northern Lights series of advanced flow cytometry systems

The door to discovery has been opened, and the traditional flow cytometry market is set to see a paradigm shift. With its new Northern Lights series of advanced flow cytometry systems, Cytek Biosciences Inc. is making three lasers and more than 24 colors possible at a price point typically attached to systems with far fewer capabilities.

From Cytek Biosciences 2 Nov 2018

Study: Single protein regulates network of genes essential for sperm development

A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

31 Oct 2018

Study reveals unknown mechanism that protects tumor cells from NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity

Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body's immune defenses such as the attack by Natural Killer (NK) cells which normally swiftly kill abnormal cells by releasing cytotoxic products.

24 Oct 2018

Researchers develop promising targeted strategy to treat chemo-resistant blood cancer

Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have developed a promising targeted strategy to treat chemotherapy-resistant acute myeloid leukemia and a diagnostic test to determine which AML patients would most likely benefit from this treatment.

22 Oct 2018

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces new research-focused website

For a quarter century, the Beckman Coulter name has been important to clinicians and researchers worldwide.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 17 Oct 2018

New vaccine shows effective protection in animal models of Lassa fever

Lassa fever belongs to the same class of hemorrhagic fevers as Ebola. Like Ebola, it has been a major health threat in Western Africa, infecting 100,000-300,000 people and killing 5,000 per year.

11 Oct 2018

Antibody Screening Tools; Improving Workflows

Antibody screening tools have exponentially increased the rate that candidates can be screened, multiplexing will increase processing to thousands per hour.¬

From Sartorius 9 Oct 2018

Beckman Coulter introduces Kaluza C software to improve clinical reporting

Beckman Coulter has launched the Kaluza C Flow Cytometry Analysis Software, an advanced data analysis system for the clinical laboratory.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 3 Oct 2018

Researchers caution that expediting HLH treatment may miss underlying cancers

Physicians who specialize in a devastating and aggressive immune disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis report in a new study that extra care should be taken to ensure an HLH diagnosis doesn't obscure possible underlying cancers.

1 Oct 2018

Infants face high thrombosis risk

Russian scientists have carried out tests to compare the process of blood coagulation in adults and newborns and discovered that the latter face an increased risk of thrombosis.

1 Oct 2018

New analysis confirms value of minimal residual disease as prognostic indicator in multiple myeloma

Adaptive Biotechnologies today announced that Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, published online an analysis of patient samples from the Intergroupe Francophone du Myéloma 2009 trial.

1 Oct 2018

FDA permits marketing of ClonoSEQ assay to detect minimal residual disease in blood cancer patients

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of ClonoSEQ assay, a next generation sequencing-based test for minimal residual disease in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaor multiple myeloma. MRD is a measure of the amount of cancer cells remaining in a person's bone marrow.

30 Sep 2018